Why are we here? Why does King of Kings exist? Who are we and where are we going? Over the past seven weeks, we have seen why Jesus came—to reconnect us with God. We have seen that we are here to connect to God, his Word, his world, his people, and his work. So where do we go from here? We would love for everything to be all glory and success unending, but Jesus teaches us today that the path to true, eternal glory leads down the mountain to the cross. Where do we go from here? We go with Jesus.

This message is Part 7 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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Christ came to reconnect us with God. Through him, we now make connections with an eternal impact. So why are we here? We are here to connect to God’s work. That means involving every member in the body of Christ mission and ministry of our congregation and our church body—the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). That means involving every member of our congregation in service to others through the unique life callings that our God gives to us at home, church, and society. 

This message is Part 6 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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Christ came to reconnect us with God. Through him, we now make connections with an eternal impact. So why are we here? We are here to connect to God’s people by providing opportunities to grow together and gather together in Christian fellowship.

This message is Part 5 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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Christ came to reconnect us with God. Through him, we now make connections with an eternal impact. So why are we here? We are here to connect to God’s world by taking every opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the lost, the hurting, the wandering, the wondering in our lives, our neighborhoods, our communities, and our world.

This message is Part 4 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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Christ came to reconnect us with God. Through him, we now make connections with an eternal impact. So why are we here? We are here to connect people to God’s Word. How do we do that? We provide opportunities for young and old to spend time at Jesus’s feet like believers of old. We provide opportunities through personal and group study of God’s Word. Then, in turn, God’s people will grow and mature in their trust in Christ.

This message is Part 3 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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Christ came to reconnect us with God. Through him, we now make connections with an eternal impact. So why are we here? We are here to connect people to God their Savior. How do we do that? Through the faithful use of the Gospel in Word and Sacraments. The place where we primarily do that is when we gather together in worship. Yet those means by which God gives us his undeserved love are more than connection makers. They also enable us to bring glory to God our Savior in all we do.

This message is Part 2 in our Epiphany worship series - Why Are We Here?

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An Epiphany message on Matthew 3:13-17 preached at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Maitland, FL on January 12, 2020.

This Christmas season we have examined God’s breathtaking love with wonder and amazement. We have seen how God’s love for the world—and for us—moved him to send his one and only Son to be the greatest Christmas gift we have ever received. We have seen how God’s love lasts long after Christmas and how nothing will separate us from God’s love. In Matthew 2, we see how God reveals that love for the nations. That love is not just for us, but every nation, tribe, culture, and background. Lord, help us to reveal that light in our lives to the people of our communities and world! 

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As the final hours of another year and another decade slip away, we look back on a time filled with challenge and success, sorrow and joy. Through it all, however, our gracious God and his love in Christ has been with us every step of the way. In times of trouble and sorrow and suffering, in times of joy and celebration and peace, our Savior has been with us and has held us in his almighty, loving hands. The promise that nothing will separate us from the love of Christ continues as the old year and decade comes to a close and a new begins.

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So quickly the trappings of Christmas disappear. So quickly the season’s trends become after-Christmas clearance. So quickly the momentary peace that we enjoyed on Christmas disappears with the post-Christmas rush towards the New Year and a return back to the busyness of daily life. 

For Jesus, the months after Christmas were dangerous. He and his family had to flee for their lives when he was no more than a toddler, because a wicked king wanted him dead. Yet our Savior was saved to save us. Why? God’s love that will not be put away.

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